The idea for "The Man Comes Around" came to Johnny Cash from a dream he had where he was in Buckingham Palace and the Queen said to him, "Johnny Cash, you're just like a thorn tree in a whirlwind."
Drake's "One Dance" was the first ever song to rack up one billion streams on Spotify.
"Only Wanna Be With You" by Hootie & the Blowfish is a tribute to Bob Dylan, but Dylan sued them over it for using lyrics from his song "Idiot Wind."
Bernie Taupin was 17 when he wrote the lyrics to Elton John's "Your Song." Looking back, he says it's "one of the most naïve and childish lyrics in the entire repertoire of music."
The riff for The Sex Pistols' "Pretty Vacant" was pinched from a very unpunk song, the ABBA ballad "S.O.S."
The Ben Folds Five song "Brick" is about a difficult time when Folds' girlfriend got an abortion.
Producer Rupert Hine talks about crafting hits for Tina Turner, Howard Jones and The Fixx.
The drummer and one of the primary songwriters in Grand Funk talks rock stardom and Todd Rundgren.
Jim talks about the impact of "The Middle" and uses a tree metaphor to describe his songwriting philosophy.
When he was playing Ozzfest with Black Label Society, a kid told Zakk he was the best Ozzy guitarist - Zakk had to correct him.
The Creed lead singer reveals the "ego and self-fulfillment" he now sees in one of the band's biggest hits.
Not everyone can be a superhero, but that hasn't stopped generations of musicians from trying to be Superman.